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Escape Pod is one of the oldest podcasts out there, marking their 16th anniversary in May, and providing science fiction short story entertainment for such a long time deserves notice, beyond the multiple Hugo nominations over the years. So why ...

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01.09.2021 Featuring “Escape Pod: The Science Fiction Anthology” Escape Pod is one of the oldest podcasts out there, marking their 16th anniversary in May, and providing science fiction short story entertainment for such a long time deserves notice, beyond the multiple Hugo nominations over the years. So why ...
12.26.2020 Indie SciFi Action: “Breach” takes on fleeing an alien invasion "Breach" is a new scifi action-thriller that tackles humanity escaping the confines of Earth, and extraterrestrial civilizations thinking that maybe humans spreading beyond Earth isn't such a good idea. First, director John Suits talks wanting to work on another space ...
12.19.2020 “Hunter Hunter”: When the lines between hunter and prey are blurred For "Hunter Hunter", writer/director Shawn Linden and actors Camille Sullivan and Summer Howell stop by to talk about making one of the most intense horror-suspense films of 2020. First, Shawn talks about what inspired his writing this story, how long ...
12.16.2020 “Skylines”: Talking to Liam O’Donnell & Alexander Siddig Director Liam O'Donnell stops by to talk about "Skylines", where he saw this story taking him, ideas about where the story can continue, some of the technical challenges of filming these stories, and more. Next, actor Alexander Siddig talks about ...
12.12.2020 “Parallel”: Isaac Ezban, Martin Wallström and Mark O’Brien Director Isaac Ezban, and actors Martin Wallström and Mark O'Brien talk about their involvement in and observations about "Parallel", and the flexibility in storytelling that science fiction encourages, and so much more. Don't miss our review of Parallel: “Parallel” takes ...
12.09.2020 “The Empire Strikes Back”: Examining the story behind the story Dr Rebecca Harrison is a lecturer in the Theatre, Film and Television Studies department at the University of Glasgow. Becca talks about "The Empire Strikes Back", the writing and production of it, examining the subtexts and mainstream representations both existing ...
12.06.2020 “Near Dark”: Stacey Abbott on teaching vampire lore Film and Television Studies and Vampire-Zombie-Horror scholar Stacey Abbott stops by to talk about her latest book, NEAR DARK, part of the BFI Film Classics series by Bloomsbury. She teaches classes on vampires in television and film, has spent years ...
12.02.2020 “What Lies Below”: Intersections of Wants, Needs and Control Lead actor Trey Tucker and writer/director Braden R. Duemmler talk about getting the tone and emotional atmosphere just right in "What Lies Below", including John Smith's behavioral tics and how those around him respond to those mannerisms. Brad also goes ...
11.21.2020 “They Reach” has fun mixing geeks and hungry demons Lead actress Mary Madeline Roe and Executive Producer Jason Connelly stop by to talk about the new indie horror "They Reach". Jason talks about developing the movie and working with the teen leads as acting coach, about director Sylas Dall ...
11.14.2020 International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival 2020 Monte Yazzie, director of the International Horror & Sci-fi Film Festival, stops by to talk about rescheduling the festival amidst pandemic protocols, putting in place procedures to ensure the safety for all who attend, the amazing films that are being ...
11.07.2020 “First Signal”: Mark Lund on building a universe of stories Writer/Director Mark Lund stops by to talk about "First Signal", his newest movie that's a prequel to his earlier story "First World", and expands on the story told in "First World" and his upcoming surrounding stories. Mark talks about all ...
11.04.2020 Erin Sanders on “The Call” Actress Erin Sanders stops by to talk about "The Call", and taking a trip back to the 80s to work on a film alongside horror movie icons Lin Shaye and Tobin Bell. She talks about working with such experienced actors, ...
10.31.2020 “Evil Eye” Directors Elan and Rajeev Dassani Twin brother directors Elan and Rajeev Dassani stop by to talk about how they adapted the Audible Original play "Evil Eye" into a feature for Season 1 of the "Welcome to the Blumhouse" series on Amazon Prime. We discuss how ...
10.28.2020 “Scare Package”: Jeremy King on the story inside the story Actor Jeremy King stops by to talk about his role in "Scare Package", the love for 1980s video stores and low low budget horror films while making this movie, and in continuing the myth of the Buckley family running through ...
10.24.2020 “Synchronic” directors Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead Directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead ("Spring", "The Endless") stop by to talk about their newest film, "Synchronic", starring Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan. It's all about the mechanics and consequences of synthetically induced time travel through a past that ...
10.15.2020 “Welcome to the Blumhouse”, Part 2 Amazon Studios and Blumhouse Television teamed up to bring us “Welcome to the Blumhouse”, a program of eight thematically connected films, presented in double feature style. Sharing the spine-tingling suspense that’s a Blumhouse signature, each film presents a distinctive vision ...
10.07.2020 “Welcome to the Blumhouse”, Part 1 Amazon Studios and Blumhouse Television teamed up to bring us "Welcome to the Blumhouse", a program of eight thematically connected films, presented in double feature style. Sharing the spine-tingling suspense that’s a Blumhouse signature, each film presents a distinctive vision ...
10.03.2020 “2067”: Seth Larney on fiction becoming real events Writer/Director Seth Larney stops by to talk about his vision for a time travel thriller ecological catastrophe medical mystery mashup, the new indie feature "2067". The film has lush cinematography, and Seth talks about how hard it became to get ...
09.27.2020 “LX 2048”: Guy Moshe on the disconnect of connections Writer/director Guy Moshe stops by to talk about his new dystopian drama "LX 2048", how it reflects the troubles people can have in adjusting to drastic changes -- in this case, collapses of environmental, physical and emotional stabilities -- and ...
09.20.2020 Star Wars: Nitpicking is Love It's all about Star Wars, because we care about the saga so deeply. Science fiction, fantasy and horror authors Django Wexler, Seth Dickinson, Christina Henry, Max Gladstone and pop-geek culture reviewer NERDSoul come together to talk about the little things ...
09.12.2020 “Z” Director Brandon Christensen on relationships real and imaginary Director and co-writer Brandon Christensen talks about how they approached balancing the types of speculations about what Josh's relationship with his "friend" Z might be, and how that relationship influences the other relationships with his parents and real world friends, ...
09.02.2020 “Stargazer”: Anthony Cleveland talks UFOs, Aliens and Horror Writer Anthony Cleveland stops by to talk about his new limited comics series "Stargazer", out September 2 from Mad Cave Studios. He talks about how the 90s shows "Unsolved Mysteries" and "The X-Files" plus a little bit of Stephen King ...
08.29.2020 “Blood Quantum”: On Zombies, Marginalization and Compassion This week, the spotlight is on the 2019 feature "Blood Quantum", an indie zombie film told from the perspective of an indigenous tribe who are immune to the zombie infection, and how they have to deal with the changing community ...
08.22.2020 “The Pale Door” and “Scare Package”: Aaron B. Koontz on Making Horror Director/writer Aaron B. Koontz stops by to talk about his supernatural/weird Western "The Pale Door" and getting it filmed during a series of tornados, about linking the coven back to the Salem Witch Trials and the lore of "hunting witches" ...
08.15.2020 “Cursed Films”: Jay Cheel and Mitch Horowitz talk horror and curses Jay Cheel, writer/director of the Shudder docuseries Cursed Films, stops by to talk about creating the series, selecting the movies for Season 1, getting to go deeper on the commentary tracks for the Blu-ray, and more. We also tease a ...
08.08.2020 “Shifter”: Examining the horror of time travel Writer/director Jacob Leighton Burns and producer/composer Vinnie Hogan stop by to talk about the making of "Shifter". First, Jacob talks about coming up with the story idea, that time travel takes a painful toll on a body, and the horror ...
08.02.2020 “Of Dice and Men”: Dungeons & Dragons on Stage Otherworld Theatre Company's Managing Director Mary-Kate Arnold stops by to talk about their new social distancing safe summer production "Of Dice and Men", available to view for free on their YouTube channel through August 14 (and afterwards through their Patreon). ...
07.25.2020 “Ji”: Ben Griffin and Lewis Tan on scifi short films Director Ben Griffin and actor Lewis Tan are here to talk about their new scifi short film "Ji", which you can watch free on Dust on July 30. Ben talks about the inspiration for the story he wanted to tell, ...
07.18.2020 Gavin Rothery and Stacy Martin on “Archive” Director Gavin Rothery and actress Stacy Martin are here to talk about "Archive". First, Gavin talks about the computer catastrophe that inspired the story, his admiration for Rod Serling and The Twilight Zone, his enjoyment from building the suits for ...
07.11.2020 The Creative Drive Behind “Volition” This week is a double feature of featured double interviews, all about "Volition", the smart scifi thriller that takes a look at combining crime capers and a narrowly constrained gift of clairvoyance, and the consequences of dodging or avoiding consequences. ...
06.20.2020 Neil Jackson: Icicle on “DC’s Stargirl” The CW's newest DC Universe hit series is "DC's Stargirl", and Neil Jackson plays Jordan Mahkent, also known as Icicle. Neil talks about the Justice Society, the Injustice Society, the fun of playing a character who's pretty sure he's not ...
06.15.2020 Cole Horton: “Star Wars” in Detail Cole Horton stops by to talk about his two newest Star Wars books: "Star Wars: The Book of Lists", and "Star Wars Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu". "Star Wars: The Book of Lists" is a fun, fact-filled compendium of ...
05.30.2020 JAWS: Everything, Then Some, and More JAWS production designer Joe Alves and JAWS historian Dennis L. Prince stop by to talk about the history of JAWS, the making of the iconic film, and about creating the book "Designing JAWS", which is a treasure every fan of ...
05.23.2020 Sidewalk Furniture: Nerd Punk Rock Sidewalk Furniture is an angry nerd-rock band based in Durham NC, and "Reimagined Thrill" is their first full album, released on April 15. The members are Riley (lead vocals), Shante (guitar), Shelby (bass) and Lily Fey (drums), and in addition ...
05.09.2020 EC Comics and “The Vault of Horror” This week, Lance Roger Axt and Thommy Burns stop by to talk about EC Comics, it's place in horror history, and especially bringing THE VAULT OF HORROR to audiobook for the classic horror fan, to making that audiobook into serialized ...
05.02.2020 TV Talk: Whatcha Watching? Fellow scifi fan NERDSoul stops by to chat with Summer about watching and bingeing television in these lockdown days, and we veer into tangents involving procedurals and a few other shows that skirt the edge of science fiction. The shows ...
04.25.2020 Issa López and “Tigers Are Not Afraid” Writer/director Issa López talks about the forces that pushed her to write "Tigers Are Not Afraid", about the feelings of not being able to make movies that she'd created and nurtured, the types of stories that compel her to tell ...
04.18.2020 Marc Meyers talks “We Summon the Darkness” "We Summon the Darkness" director Marc Meyers stops by to talk about creating a horror period piece that embraces it's environment entirely. Set in 1988, the story centers on a heavy metal Satanic panic that's ramping up and beginning to ...
04.12.2020 “Siren”: Rena Owen teases Season 3 Fair warning: if you haven't seen "Siren" Season 2 yet, there may be spoilers here Rena Owen stops by to talk about the changes we're in for regarding the mermaids of Bristol Cove, coming up in Season 3 of "Siren", ...
04.04.2020 “Sea Fever”: Neasa Hardiman talks tensions and creatures warning: minor spoilers may be contained within "Sea Fever" writer/director Neasa Hardiman stops by to talk about building a tense story wrapped around a character dilemma stuffed inside a deep sea creature feature. She talks about the lead character's social ...
03.28.2020 Movie Talk: “Spoiler Alert” explores the genre plots we love and hate Chris Vander Kaay stops by to talk about his newest book, SPOILER ALERT: THE BADASS BOOK OF MOVIE PLOTS, and NERDSoul joins Summer to dive deep into the interrogation. While this book covers more genres than just science fiction and ...
03.26.2020 “American Quartet”: Exploring Scifi Storytelling "American Quartet" is an indie scifi short that had begun making it's way through the festival circuit (before the pandemic shutdowns), and it's a powerful and inventive film, told using music rather than dialogue. Filmmakers Erin McGuff-Pennington (writer), Jesca Prudencio ...
03.21.2020 Horror Talk: What are you watching these days? Josh Zagoren was originally coming by to talk about Deathscribe, but since that's been postponed indefinitely until the pandemic burns itself out, we decided to just talk about the horror movies that have excited us the past few years. The ...
03.18.2020 “Jurassic Thunder”: Finding the Right Audience The creators of "Jurassic Thunder" -- director Milko Davis, production manager Michael Mras and actor Rick Haak -- stop by to chat about getting the movie made, and how important it was for them to get the military bearings as ...
03.14.2020 IHSFF 2020: Monte Yazzie talks indie scifi and horror International Horror and Scifi Film Festival director Monte Yazzie stops by to talk about this year's festival, the line up of features and short film showcases, as well as the competition track. And we've got one more festival that's seen ...
03.01.2020 “Agramon’s Gate”: Harley Wallen and his demon research Fair warning: here there be mild spoilers. Writer-director Harley Wallen stops by to talk about his feature "Agramon's Gate", about the research and story structure that went into making the movie, about playing with how perceptions are affected by fears, ...
02.22.2020 Philip K. Dick Film Festival 2020 Daniel Abella, director of the Philip K. Dick Film Festival, stops by to talk about the 2020 edition of the festival, and some of the new features this year, including a screenplay competition. This year's main festival will be held ...
02.15.2020 Indie Spotlight: Horror-Comedy “After Midnight” Directors Jeremy Gardner and Christian Stella stop by to talk about their award-winning indie horror-comedy "After Midnight", in theaters February 14. Jeremy and Christian talk about the emotional and physical journey of our down-trodden protagonist Hank, his examination of his ...
02.01.2020 “Manifest”: Matt Long joins the mystery ride Actor Matt Long ("Zeke Landon") stops by to talk about Zeke's journey in Season 2 of NBC's supernatural drama/mystery "Manifest", and what Zeke's path of redemption means as it parallels the quest to avoid The Major and save the lives ...
01.25.2020 “Project Blue Book”: Michael Harney Actor Michael J. Harney ("General Hugh Valentine") stops by to talk about "Project Blue Book", and the growing involvement of the General in keeping the greater agenda hidden behind the purported roles of Dr Hynek and Captain Quinn and their ...

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